{"id":20658,"date":"2024-12-12T10:15:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T10:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=20658"},"modified":"2024-12-12T10:15:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T10:15:21","slug":"join-windows-11-pc-to-windows-server-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/join-windows-11-pc-to-windows-server-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Join Windows 11 PC to Windows Server Domain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for an easy way to add Windows 11 to an office network\/domain? Joining a Windows 11 PC to AD domain is not straightforward for beginners. In the tutorial we&#8217;ll walk you through the steps to join Windows 11 PC to Windows Server domain.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/join-windows-11-to-domain.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"572\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/join-windows-11-to-domain.png 546w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/join-windows-11-to-domain-286x300.png 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Join Windows 11 PC to Windows Server Domain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Before getting started, make sure that your Windows Server has already been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/install-active-directory-in-windows-server-2022\/\">promoted to a domain controller<\/a> and you know exactly the domain name. Then follow the steps outlined below to join your Windows 11 PC to that domain.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>First of all, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-windows-terminal-as-admin-in-windows-11\/\">open Windows Terminal<\/a> and ping the domain name of your remote Windows Server DC. If it can&#8217;t be resolved, then you need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/open-network-connections-in-windows-10\/\">open network adapter settings<\/a> and specify the IP address of Windows Server DC as the preferred DNS server.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/change-preferred-dns-server.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"569\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/change-preferred-dns-server.png 500w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/change-preferred-dns-server-264x300.png 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Press the Windows key + I together to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/common-ways-to-open-settings-app-in-windows-11\/\">open the Settings app<\/a>. Choose the <strong>System<\/strong> menu at the left navigation column and then click <strong>About<\/strong> on the right side.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/system-about.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"345\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/system-about.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/system-about-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Look for the &#8220;Related links&#8221; section, and then click the &#8220;<strong>Domain or workgroup<\/strong>&#8221; link.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/domain-or-workgroup.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/domain-or-workgroup.png 600w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/domain-or-workgroup-300x173.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/easy-ways-to-open-system-properties-in-windows-10\/\">The System Properties dialog<\/a> will open up. Just click the <strong>Change<\/strong> button.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/system-properties-change.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"546\" height=\"572\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/system-properties-change.png 546w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/system-properties-change-286x300.png 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Under the &#8220;<strong>Member of<\/strong>&#8221; section, click <strong>Domain<\/strong>, type the domain name of your Windows Server DC that you wish this computer to join, and then click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/member-of-domain.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/member-of-domain.png 430w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/member-of-domain-268x300.png 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>Type in the username and password of your domain account which has been set up in your Windows Server DC, and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/enter-credentials-to-join-domain.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/enter-credentials-to-join-domain.png 450w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/enter-credentials-to-join-domain-300x241.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>You&#8217;ll receive the welcome information for joining the domain, and a reboot is required for applying the changes.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/successfully-join-to-domain.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"398\" height=\"208\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/successfully-join-to-domain.png 398w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/successfully-join-to-domain-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>That&#8217;s how you can easily join a Windows 11 computer to Windows Server domain. Whenever you need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/remove-windows-10-computer-from-domain\/\">remove that computer from domain<\/a>, the steps are also quite easy.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for an easy way to add Windows 11 to an office network\/domain? Joining a Windows 11 PC to AD domain is not straightforward for beginners. In the tutorial we&#8217;ll walk you through the steps to join Windows 11 PC to Windows Server domain. 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